socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”
acculturation, assimilation
(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
acculturation, culture
(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.
Source: Wiktionary
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
